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About Palla Village

Palla is one of the larger villages in Memari I tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,675, made up of 3,438 males and 3,237 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 363.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palla village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Memari I
Pincode 713151
Area (hectares) 363.53 hectares
Population 6,675
Male Population 3,438
Female Population 3,237
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Palla compares

By the 2011 count Palla is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,928 residents. Its 363.53 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Palla

Palla is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Palla as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Nalsara, Nihshanka, Nimo and Nishiragar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Palla

As per the Census of India 2011, Palla village had a population of 6,675. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,928 residents.

Palla village has 3,438 males and 3,237 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palla has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Palla is 713151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palla covers 363.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Palla falls under Memari I tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Palla notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Palla.

Palla is in Memari I tehsil of Barddhaman district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Palla today is likely to be higher.

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